Glossary of Psychology Terms: Play, Body Image, Medical Conditions, and Therapies, Quizzes of Human Development

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rough-and-tumble play

Vigorous play involving wrestling, hitting, and chasing, often accompanied by laughting and screaming.This kind of play may look like fighting but is done playfully among friends. TERM 2

Body Image

DEFINITION 2 Descriptive and evaluative beliefts about one's appearance. TERM 3

acute medical conditions

DEFINITION 3 Occasional illnesses that last a short time. TERM 4

chronic medical conditions

DEFINITION 4 Long-lasting or recurrent physical, developmental, behavioral, and/or emotional conditions that require special health services. TERM 5

asthma

DEFINITION 5 A chronic respiratory disease characterized by sudden attacks of coughing, wheezing, and difficulty in breathing.

diabetes

One of the most common diseases of childhood. It is characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood as a result of defective insulin production, ineffective insulin action, or both. TERM 7

hypertension

DEFINITION 7 High blood pressure. TERM 8

stuttering

DEFINITION 8 Involuntary, frequent repetition or prolongation of sounds or syllables. TERM 9

oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)

DEFINITION 9 Pattern of behavior,persisting into middle childhood, marked by negativity, hostility, and definace. TERM 10

conduct disorder (CD)

DEFINITION 10 Repetitive, persistent pattern of aggressive, antisocial behavior violating societal norms or the rights of others.

school

phobia

Unrealistic fear of going to school; may be a form of separation anxiety disorder or social phobia. TERM 12

separation anxiety

disorder

DEFINITION 12 Condition involving excessive, prolonged anxiety concerning separatrion from home or from people to whom a person is attached. TERM 13

school

phobia

DEFINITION 13 Extreme fear and/or avoidance of social situations. TERM 14

generalized anxiety

disorder

DEFINITION 14 Anxiety not focused on any single target. TERM 15

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

DEFINITION 15 Anxiety aroused by repetitive, intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses, often leading to compulsive ritual behaviors.

childhood depression

Mood disorder characterized by such symptoms as a prolonged sense of friendlessness, inability to have fun or concentrate, fatigue, extreme activity or apathy, feeling of worthlessness, weight change, physical complaints, and thoughts of death and suicide. TERM 17

individual psychotherapy

DEFINITION 17 Psychological treatment in which a therapist sees a troubled person one-on-one. TERM 18

family therapy

DEFINITION 18 Psychological treatment in which a therapist sees the whole faimly together to analyze patterns of family functioning. TERM 19

behavior therapy

DEFINITION 19 Therapy that uses principle of learning theory to eliminate undesirable behaviors. TERM 20

art therapy

DEFINITION 20 Therapeutic approach that allows a person to express troubled feelings without words, using a varity of art materials and media.

play therapy

Therapeutic approach that uses play to help a child cope with emotional stress. TERM 22

drug therapy

DEFINITION 22 Administration of drugs to treat emotional disorders.